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Senior People Operations Specialist
Town of FrederickUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jul 2025
💰 $112,793/yr($75,196/yr – $112,793/yr)
About the role
Responsive recruiter
EXEMPT: Yes
CLASSIFICATION: Full-Time
REPORTS TO: Director of People and Culture
DEPARTMENT: People and Culture
HIRING RANGE: $75,196 – 95,000 / ANNUALLY DOQ
SALARY RANGE: $75,196 -$112,793/ ANNUALLY
We are reshaping what government looks like — putting people, culture, and innovation at the forefront. In Frederick, we are building a new kind of public service model rooted in strategy, modern workforce practices, and bold execution. We are looking for someone who thrives on purposeful work, drives meaningful projects forward, and can operate at a quick pace without losing sight of impact.
How This Role Moves the Needle
You’ll be a key player in our evolving People & Culture team, supporting a Director who is here to modernize how public sector teams operate. You’ll be an impact driver turning big ideas into friction-free systems and solutions that managers swear by and that employees enjoy. From a Town-wide HRIS rollout to culture-sparking programs, you’ll connect the dots, unblock the road, and make every initiative land with real, measurable impact.
If you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution and have an uncanny knack for knowing when to flex versus push, this role will feel like home.
The Town of Frederick is an organization that is Built on What Matters. We seek to attract and retain the best team members to assist us in accomplishing the mission and vision of the Town Residents and Board of Trustees. We’re proud to live our values: Family, Respect, Empowerment, and Dedication (FRED). These aren’t just words. They shape the way we show up every day, with each other and with the community.
What You’ll Actually Do Here
The duties listed herein are illustrative of the essential duties of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required or assigned.
You’ll own:
• Driving a 90‑day HRIS migration, including project plan, migration management, data cleanup, systems/vendor set up and user training.
• Support the FRED Friends Culture Team by providing structure, budget oversight, and an annual engagement calendar. Lead efforts to enhance workplace culture through simple, effective initiatives and coordinate 1–2 large-scale employee/family events each year to drive engagement.
• Building reports and dashboards that track HR KPI’s, then telling the story behind the numbers.
• Regularly assessing and refreshing the policy library so every critical policy is clear, current, and digitally signed.
• Crafting rollout comms and FAQs for new HR programs.
You’ll partner on:
• Designing a recruiting playbook with quality metrics alongside the Director of People and Culture.
• Coaching managers on goal setting, performance management and feedback.
• Annually running market analyses to keep salary bands aligned and competitive.
• Provide Director of People and Culture additional support on driving strategic HR projects.
What You Bring
• 5+ years of progressive experience in HR or People Ops. You’ve steered cross-functional projects by setting ambitious yet realistic timelines, tracking progress, and landing measurable wins.
• Pace and clarity are your jam. Whether in the public or private sector, you thrive in fast-moving environments.
• Data-driven storyteller. You turn raw numbers into insights leaders act on, without losing the human angle.
• Calm, trusted presence. From frontline chats to exec briefings, you handle sensitive issues with steady confidence.
• Process-smart activator. You honor every required protocol yet spot bottlenecks, rally the right stakeholders, and clear roadblocks so work keeps moving forward.
• Experience in Practice. You’ve overseen or been involved in an HRIS implementation or migration previously and are confident in driving this project between HR, previous HRIS, new HRIS and integrating all supporting vendors into the system.
• People connector across roles. You have experience working with diverse employee groups, from field crews and engineers to admin staff and office teams, and know how to tailor your approach to build trust, meet needs, and get things done across every level.
Credentials for Success
• Bachelors in HR, Business, or a related field, or comparable on the job experience.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar credentials are a solid bonus (but not required).
Where You’ll Work
The physical demands here are representative of those
CLASSIFICATION: Full-Time
REPORTS TO: Director of People and Culture
DEPARTMENT: People and Culture
HIRING RANGE: $75,196 – 95,000 / ANNUALLY DOQ
SALARY RANGE: $75,196 -$112,793/ ANNUALLY
We are reshaping what government looks like — putting people, culture, and innovation at the forefront. In Frederick, we are building a new kind of public service model rooted in strategy, modern workforce practices, and bold execution. We are looking for someone who thrives on purposeful work, drives meaningful projects forward, and can operate at a quick pace without losing sight of impact.
How This Role Moves the Needle
You’ll be a key player in our evolving People & Culture team, supporting a Director who is here to modernize how public sector teams operate. You’ll be an impact driver turning big ideas into friction-free systems and solutions that managers swear by and that employees enjoy. From a Town-wide HRIS rollout to culture-sparking programs, you’ll connect the dots, unblock the road, and make every initiative land with real, measurable impact.
If you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution and have an uncanny knack for knowing when to flex versus push, this role will feel like home.
The Town of Frederick is an organization that is Built on What Matters. We seek to attract and retain the best team members to assist us in accomplishing the mission and vision of the Town Residents and Board of Trustees. We’re proud to live our values: Family, Respect, Empowerment, and Dedication (FRED). These aren’t just words. They shape the way we show up every day, with each other and with the community.
What You’ll Actually Do Here
The duties listed herein are illustrative of the essential duties of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required or assigned.
You’ll own:
• Driving a 90‑day HRIS migration, including project plan, migration management, data cleanup, systems/vendor set up and user training.
• Support the FRED Friends Culture Team by providing structure, budget oversight, and an annual engagement calendar. Lead efforts to enhance workplace culture through simple, effective initiatives and coordinate 1–2 large-scale employee/family events each year to drive engagement.
• Building reports and dashboards that track HR KPI’s, then telling the story behind the numbers.
• Regularly assessing and refreshing the policy library so every critical policy is clear, current, and digitally signed.
• Crafting rollout comms and FAQs for new HR programs.
You’ll partner on:
• Designing a recruiting playbook with quality metrics alongside the Director of People and Culture.
• Coaching managers on goal setting, performance management and feedback.
• Annually running market analyses to keep salary bands aligned and competitive.
• Provide Director of People and Culture additional support on driving strategic HR projects.
What You Bring
• 5+ years of progressive experience in HR or People Ops. You’ve steered cross-functional projects by setting ambitious yet realistic timelines, tracking progress, and landing measurable wins.
• Pace and clarity are your jam. Whether in the public or private sector, you thrive in fast-moving environments.
• Data-driven storyteller. You turn raw numbers into insights leaders act on, without losing the human angle.
• Calm, trusted presence. From frontline chats to exec briefings, you handle sensitive issues with steady confidence.
• Process-smart activator. You honor every required protocol yet spot bottlenecks, rally the right stakeholders, and clear roadblocks so work keeps moving forward.
• Experience in Practice. You’ve overseen or been involved in an HRIS implementation or migration previously and are confident in driving this project between HR, previous HRIS, new HRIS and integrating all supporting vendors into the system.
• People connector across roles. You have experience working with diverse employee groups, from field crews and engineers to admin staff and office teams, and know how to tailor your approach to build trust, meet needs, and get things done across every level.
Credentials for Success
• Bachelors in HR, Business, or a related field, or comparable on the job experience.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar credentials are a solid bonus (but not required).
Where You’ll Work
The physical demands here are representative of those
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